Let's hope Smalling can recover in time to replace him in the squad because, with so many matches, we need players, said Mourinho. At the moment, we have Phil Jones, Bailly and Marcos Rojo [as centre-backs]. We play Tottenham, West Brom and Reading, West Ham away [among others] - in that ...

Sometimes little details make a difference and the goal is a big detail. We are not scoring enough goals for the football we play, said Mourinho. When we play against other teams in the Premier League, the goalkeeper is normally man of the match.

We have been playing well, that's why our heads have not gone down, said Mourinho. When you play well and you don't win matches, you always have the hope the good results will come.The reality was, nobody was better than us, even when we had disappointing results. We have always b...

They are putting some warmth on it, but it's very difficult and people cannot make miracles, Mourinho said. Let's hope everything goes OK.If Uefa are worried about it they should change the fixtures and not allow them to be played in mid-December. If the fifth fixture is here it's...

We assumed from the beginning that [the Europa League] was an important competition for us, but difficult because we play Thursday and then Sundays, said Mourinho. We are never given a Monday match to have one more day to rest and prepare, so it's a difficult competition to play, particul...